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Vacasa raises $35M, aims to be Amazon of vacation rental industry

Vacasa today announced a $35 million funding round — the largest of any Portland-based company in nearly two years. The vacation… Read More

Expedia live-streams the world to hospitalized kids with innovative 360-degree video room

Kiara, a patient at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, loves horses. She plays with toy horses, colors in horse coloring books,… Read More

Expedia moves key exec to HomeAway, will use flagship travel sites to battle AirBnB in major cities

Expedia’s longtime chief product officer, John Kim, a key player in the resurgence of the travel giant’s flagship site, has moved to a… Read More

Update: Microsoft reverses course on Bitcoin, says Windows Store will still accept digital currency

Update, 1:30 p.m., March 14: After saying that it will no longer accept Bitcoin in the Windows Store, Microsoft has… Read More

First look: Expedia unveils designs for huge Seattle waterfront campus

Nearly a year ago, Mark Nagle was on the hunt for a location that could serve as Expedia’s new headquarters. He found himself… Read More

Expedia leases new space along Seattle waterfront ahead of HQ relocation from Bellevue

Expedia is opening an office in Seattle this summer to help the travel giant prepare for its headquarters relocation in 2019.… Read More

Expedia’s new bidding program lets hotels buy better placement in search results

Expedia is letting hotels buy their way toward the top of some search results through a new bidding program. The “Expedia… Read More

Expedia reports $12.5M loss in Q4, but sees strong future thanks to recent acquisitions

Expedia posted $1.7 billion in revenue for the fourth quarter of 2015, up 29 percent, and saw bookings rise 39 percent,… Read More

Winner of Expedia’s first Seattle hackathon links concert and sports tickets to travel booking

Competing against dozens of teams from across the Seattle region, software developer Will Chantry single-handedly won travel giant Expedia’s first-ever… Read More

Travelers would pick smartphone over toothbrush, deodorant or driver’s license, Expedia study finds

Imagine your perfect travel companion. Is it your partner? Your best friend? Someone out of the latest Sports Illustrated? Well,… Read More

T-Mobile, Expedia added to Nasdaq-100 Index of largest non-financial companies

When the market opens next Monday, two Seattle-area companies will be included in the Nasdaq-100 Index. As part of an… Read More

Expedia completes $3.9 billion acquisition of Airbnb competitor HomeAway

Expedia just finalized its acquisition of HomeAway, meaning the online travel giant is now officially going head-to-head with Airbnb. The blockbuster… Read More

Zillow, Expedia co-founder Rich Barton on the importance of a healthy work environment

Find a big pond to go fishing in and find really talented people to fish with. That was one piece… Read More

Airbnb tops Glassdoor’s ‘best places to work’ list; Zillow, Expedia, F5, Concur make top 50

Airbnb has dethroned Google atop Glassdoor’s “Best Places to Work” list for 2016. The peer-to-peer lodging company, now valued at… Read More

GeekWire’s 2015 Newsmakers of the Year: These industry leaders made their mark in tech, science and space

It has been another giant year for technology and science in the Seattle region — featuring everything from rocket launches… Read More

Why Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi isn’t worried about competition from Airbnb

Expedia may be about to plop down $3.9 billion to acquire an Airbnb competitor, but Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi insists that has… Read More

Expedia cuts staff from Orbitz, two months after $1.6B acquisition

Expedia is cutting jobs at Orbitz two months after acquiring the travel booking website for $1.6 billion. A company spokesperson confirmed… Read More

Expedia’s yearly ‘vacation deprivation’ study shows Americans leaving four days unused for 2015

The end of the year is approaching fast, and if you’ve got some extra vacation time to use or lose,… Read More

‘Baby Bartons’ share what they learned from Expedia and Zillow founder Rich Barton

The founding of Expedia within Microsoft was a rare moment in the tech ecosystem — one that gave rise to… Read More

Here’s how much HomeAway paid to acquire vacation rental startup Dwellable

As part of HomeAway’s third quarter earnings release, which included the announcement of its $3.9 billion acquisition by Expedia, the company revealed today how… Read More

Expedia to acquire HomeAway for $3.9B in cash and stock, challenging Airbnb

Bellevue, Wash.-based travel giant Expedia announced on Wednesday that it is acquiring Airbnb competitor HomeAway for $3.9 billion worth of cash… Read More

Expedia stock jumps as travel site shows 21 percent more bookings in Q3

Expedia’s stock climbed more than 7 percent in after hours trading on Thursday as the travel site hit analyst expectations… Read More

Snapchat, WhatsApp, Expedia and Amazon: What 15 tech brands could have been called

Choosing the right brand name can be a make-it or break-it experience for a lot of startups. Finding something that… Read More

Expedia pushes back target date for Seattle move until 2019, will test new commuter shuttle

Expedia says it won’t be making its much-anticipated move to Seattle until 2019, a development that gives the company a little more time… Read More

Expedia completes $1.6B Orbitz acquisition after U.S. regulators decide not to challenge deal

Online travel giant Expedia Inc. is even bigger as of this morning, completing its $1.6 billion acquisition of Orbitz just hours after the U.S.… Read More

Hotels offer new perks to try to bypass Expedia, cut out the middleman in online booking

Expedia has been on a tear recently, gobbling up competitors as it stands poised to push its share of U.S. travel bookings… Read More

Expedia pushes back Orbitz termination date amid Justice Department review

Expedia is holding off on its acquisition of Orbitz announced in February. The Bellevue-based travel giant pushed back the termination date on the… Read More

Inside Expedia’s expansion plans: New Seattle campus could hold up to 12,000 workers by 2030

Expedia is pulling back the curtain on its long-term vision for the 40-acre site the company bought for its new Seattle… Read More

Expedia lays groundwork for giant expansion of future Seattle waterfront headquarters

Expedia’s new waterfront headquarters in Seattle could one day grow into a 1.6 million-square-foot campus, according to transit planning documents obtained by… Read More

This renowned architectural firm will design Expedia’s new 40-acre waterfront campus in Seattle

The architectural firm behind the Fifth Avenue Apple Store in Manhattan and Square’s new 100,000 square-foot headquarters will help Expedia build its new… Read More